Remember that episode of “Seinfeld” where Newman came up with a scheme to get rich on bottle deposits by taking New York-bred plastic bottles to Michigan, in an effort to take advantage of the 5¢ difference in deposit costs? Well, Michigan is working to ensure Kramer and Newman can never do this again — well, at least not without risking jail time.
Man shot dead after posting on Facebook: ‘im about to get shot’
(Photo: Facebook)
It appears that one of the last things Eric L. Ramsey did before he was shot and killed by police Thursday was to let his friends and family know on Facebook that he was about to die.
“Well folkes im about to get shot. Peace” Ramsey posted on the social network at 3:15 a.m. Jan. 17 using his mobile phone.
What this description doesn’t tell you is that, before this recent parolee got shot, he kidnapped and allegedly raped a woman, and when that woman successfully escaped to a nearby home, he tried setting the home on fire. Just a word of warning regarding this story. This FB message may be novel, but nothing else about this story is.
SFB: It’s hard to tell 100 percent for sure, but one thing’s for certain, which we noted at the time: The original clip cut out a few key seconds. Here’s the raw clip (fight starts around 1:30).
EDIT: HuffPo talked to others at the scene. Here’s what they said:
Ken Spitzley, a state agriculture department employee, told HuffPost that he walked to the protest at the state Capitol during a break from work and that he witnessed Crowder getting in protesters’ faces.
“He was just after everybody,” said the 56-year-old Spitzley, a procurement technician whose workplace is represented by the United Auto Workers. “There was no question he was there just to start a fight, to start some kind of trouble.”
Crowder denies goading the protesters.
Today in Fox News contributors getting beat up on camera: Steven Crowder, described on his Web site as “Fox News’ brightest, funniest young Conservative mind,” found himself in the middle of a crowd full of union folks (understandably upset over the passage of the Right to Work law in Michigan earlier today) who were in the midst of tearing down a tent put up by Americans for Prosperity. Crowder was there asking questions conservative in tone. There appears to be some tight edits in the clip, so we don’t know exactly what provoked it, but this much is clear: A union guy who had enough of Crowder’s you-know-what started punching him in the head.
EDIT: The raw video, which actually aired on Fox News, appears to show an interesting detail.
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Union supporters attempt to blockade the Romney building, home to Michigan governor Rick Snyder’s office, in downtown Lansing across the street from the Michigan State Capitol to protest new Right to Work legislation. Calls of “Nobody in, Nobody out!” rang out after the buildings doors were closed and State and Lansing police took up position around other entrances to the building.
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Union organizers inflated “rat” effigies of the Michigan politicians behind the new Right to Work legislation in Lansing on 12/11/12.Left
Labor supporters cover their faces and move back after Michigan State Police used pepper spray to push back protesters from the entrance and first story windows around the Michigan State Capitol during a protest of new Right to Work legislation. — with Brian Laskowski in Lansing, MI.
Photographer Brian Laskowski sends along these shots from the Michigan Right to Work protests, which he covered in person.
Michigan lawmakers approve right-to-work bill for public employees
JUST IN: Lawmakers in Michigan’s House of Representatives have approved a right-to-work bill for public employees, 58-51. The bill was approved in the state Senate last week and will go to Republican Governor Rick Snyder for his expected signature as early as Wednesday.
More updates on BreakingNews.com.
Photo: About a dozen members of the Michigan Nurses Association stand on the state Capitol steps in Lansing, Michigan, on Dec. 10, 2012, protesting right-to-work legislation. (Carlos Osorio / AP)
We’ll be keeping an eye on this one throughout the day.
I think the Republican strategy in doing this so quickly is that they don’t want what Wisconsin had, dragging on for so many days. This is a blitzkrieg, and Republicans hope it’s going to be over and done with tomorrow.“Inside Michigan Politics” editor Bill Ballenger • Discussing the Republican strategy behind passing the “right to work” law in Michigan — which looks like it may get passed on Tuesday, in a fight over unions similar to the one that took place in Wisconsin nearly two years ago. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder may or may not sign the bill into law, though Democrats are not convinced he will side with them. While citizens could band together fight the law at the polls in 2014, if the law were to pass, it would go into effect at least until then.
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He was dead. He had no heartbeat and he wasn’t breathing. I started CPR, and after a few minutes, he revived and started breathing again. He knew his name and his wife’s name. The first question he asked was ‘Did I vote?’Ty Houston • Recounting a particularly shocking series of events that took place while he filling out his absentee ballot at a township office in Oakland County. The 48-year-old home care nurse is responsible for saving the life of an elderly voter who collapsed while filling out his own ballot at a nearby table. After recovering, and once his wife took a moment to remind him that personal health is important too, the unidentified man responded that only two things were important to him. “That I love you and that I finished what I came here to do … vote.” source
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On July 1, Milton Hall (shown above) was shot at more than 40 times and killed by Saginaw, Mich. police. Officers say Hall, 49, who was homeless at the time of his death, pulled out a knife and was acting aggressively before he was shot. Michigan State Police are in the midst of investigating the incident, which was the third police-related shooting in the city this year. Meanwhile, a number of groups — including the Saginaw chapter of the NAACP — are asking for due process as investigators look for answers. ”The concerned citizens of Saginaw are demanding a full and transparent investigation,” said Gary L. Loster, a former Saginaw mayor and leader of the Concerned Citizens of Saginaw group. “We are calling for a report as to the progress and status.” (photo via WNEM)
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